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Ezekiel 38 — Sermon Preparation
God foretells a vast coalition of nations led by Gog of Magog invading Israel in the latter days. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 38, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Ezekiel 38 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רַב | rab | H7227 | 9 | abundant |
| גּוֹג | Gôwg | H1463 | 5 | Gog |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 9 | people, tribe |
| אַגָּף | ʼaggâph | H102 | 4 | wings of an army, crowds of troops |
| יְהֹוִה | Yᵉhôvih | H3069 | 6 | |
| אֲדֹנָי | ʼĂdônây | H136 | 6 | Lord |
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 6 | sit, dwell |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 38, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XXXVIII The attempt of Gog and Magog on the land of Israel, ver. 1-13. The terror occasioned thereby, ver. 14-20. Their defeat by the immediate hand of God, ver. 21-23. 1. Saying - God now forewarns the Jews, what enemies and troubles would interpose, before he would fully deliver them. 2. Gog - This cannot be one single person, or prince, though perhaps it points out some one, by whom the troubles foretold were begun. Some believe the time is still to come, wherein this prophecy is to be fulfilled. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Ezekiel 38:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Dedan— Ezek 38:13
- Sheba 1— Ezek 38:13
- Tarshish 1— Ezek 38:13
- Magog— Ezek 38:2
- Meshech— Ezek 38:2
- Tubal— Ezek 38:2
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